A View taken near Bain, on the Coast of Guinea, in Africa. Dedicated to the Feeling Hearts in all Civilized Nations. = Vue prise proche du Bain, sur la Côte de Guinée, en Affrique. Dédiée aux Coeurs Sensibles des Nations Civilisées. / Drawn by R. Westall
View of the village of Bain in Upper Guinea (likely located in present day Senegal or the Gambia) being raided by slave traders belonging to a different African tribe. The slavers, who are armed with spears, swords and whips, can be seen separating a captured man from his distraught children in the foreground.; Original drawing made by C.B. Wadström during a journey to the coast of West Africa in 1787.
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